A Case of Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia Due to Celiac and Mesenteric Artery Thrombosis

A Case of Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia Due to Celiac and Mesenteric Artery Thrombosis

Chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) is uncommon and accounts for approximately 5% of cases. CMI presents with non-specific symptoms, making it difficult to diagnose, and requires complex management involving interprofessional... read more

Coronary Sinus Value During CTPA for Predicting Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Coronary Sinus Value During CTPA for Predicting Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism

The coronary sinus ostium area (CSOA) and coronary sinus ostium diameter (CSOD) demonstrated a good ability to predict PH. However, the CSOA exhibited a better performance for predicting development of PASP >30 mmHg. CSOA... read more

Temporal Trends in the Use of Computed Tomographic Pulmonary Angiography for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Temporal Trends in the Use of Computed Tomographic Pulmonary Angiography for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Despite the recent validation of clinical decision rules to limit the use of computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA), an increase in the CTPA rate along with more diagnosed pulmonary embolism (PE) and especially... read more

Guidelines on Myocardial Infarction, Novel Therapeutic Targets in Post-infarction Remodelling

Guidelines on Myocardial Infarction, Novel Therapeutic Targets in Post-infarction Remodelling

This Focus Issue on ischaemic heart disease contains the ‘2020 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation: The Task Force for the management... read more

Soluble Urokinase Receptor and AKI

Soluble Urokinase Receptor and AKI

The authors concluded that high suPAR levels were associated with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in various clinical and experimental contexts. This cohort study reports that suPAR was associated with subsequent AKI in several... read more

Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalization, Readmission, and Mortality Rates in US Older Adults

Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalization, Readmission, and Mortality Rates in US Older Adults

Over the past 15 years, advances have occurred in the diagnosis and management of pulmonary embolism (PE).1 Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is now the routine diagnostic test. The availability of risk... read more

Surviving Refractory Out-of-Hospital Ventricular Fibrillation Cardiac Arrest

Surviving Refractory Out-of-Hospital Ventricular Fibrillation Cardiac Arrest

Multi-system organ failure is ubiquitous but treatable with adequate hemodynamic support. Neurologic recovery was prolonged requiring delayed prognostication. Immediate 24/7 availability of surgical and medical specialty... read more

Outcomes after Angiography with Sodium Bicarbonate and Acetylcysteine

Outcomes after Angiography with Sodium Bicarbonate and Acetylcysteine

Intravenous sodium bicarbonate and oral acetylcysteine are widely used to prevent acute kidney injury (AKI) and associated adverse outcomes after angiography without definitive evidence of their efficacy. Among patients at... read more

Cardiovascular Testing and Clinical Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With Chest Pain

Cardiovascular Testing and Clinical Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With Chest Pain

In patients who present to the emergency department with chest pain without evidence of ischemia, is cardiac testing - noninvasive testing or coronary angiography - associated with changes in revascularization or acute myocardial... read more

Happy 100th Anniversary to the RSNA

Happy 100th Anniversary to the RSNA

This week the Radiological Society of North America, a.k.a. RSNA, is holding its annual meeting in Chicago. RSNA is an international society of radiologists, medical physicists and other medical professionals with more than... read more